Was Richard Reid 'Shoe Bomber No. 2'?

WorldNetDaily ^ | 1/17/02 | Debkafile

[parsifal]

I never thought he was the "sole" bomber either. parsy.

[HiTech RedNeck]

This hardly belongs in Breaking News even though WorldNutDaily labeled it as such.

[aculeus]

DEBKA is a doubtful source but the hypothesis of a bomb in the rear lavatory should be looked at very carefully.

[elfman2]

WND is very much aware of the kind of crap that DEBKA puts out. If WND continues to use DEBKA uncritically as a source, WND should be considered in the same league.

[Political Junkie Too]

I hate it when I'm right!!!

Me, too! This was my post from December 30, 2001.

I then followed it up with this post from January 2, 2002, and then this one from January 7, 2002.

Uncanny, huh?

-PJ

[Burn24]

Do you think an Arab could easily pass for a Dominican? Also, the names would mean nothing since apparently these people buy fake passports as easily as we buy the paper.

[copycat]

This is close. The flight data recorder revealed a "sharp lurch to the left." If the shoebomb detonated by the wing, the wing could break at the juncture and fold back along the fuselage...not completely severed. once the wing folded back, wind resistance would violently be reduced on the right side of the plane, as the left wing still drags. The plane would turh slightly sideways like a crab walking. (One witness stated the wings seemed to be dipping back and forth.)

Additionally, once the plane was "fishtailing", sidewards air pressure would be placed on the right side ofthe plane including the tail. The tail could have then sheared off as a result.

Mulitple witnesses saw two explosions BEFORE the tail separated. Shoebomb ("half the size of a car" and fuel "a larger one." coincidentally, the NTSB reported that the cockpit voice recorder revealed two "airframe rattles."

This scenario fits known data AND jives with witness testimony.

[copycat]

Has it ever been released WHO was setting in those seats on the air bus that crashed?

Time for the government to release the passenger seating data.

[B Knotts]

WorldNutDaily quoting DEBKA. Man...it doesn't seem that far-fetched, but I think I'll wait for someone else to report it.

[ex-Texan]

This is what I thought when the story about the Shoe Bomber first broke ....

[jwalsh07]

Where is the semtex residue?

Why would people smart enough to take down the WTC bomb a plane loade with Dominicans bound for Santo Domingo rather than one loade with Americans bound for Anyplace, USA?

Can you point me to one piece of evidence showing blast?

DEBKA has come up with a theory to fit there conclusion based on zero evidence from what can see.

PS: FYI, I think TWA 800 was a terrorist act.

[Nouge]

DEBKA is a doubtful source but the hypothesis of a bomb in the rear lavatory should be looked at very carefully

It crashed right after take off, wouldn't someone demanding they need to go to the bathroom as the plane is taking off be extremely suspicious?

[Burn24]

Ouch.

[copycat]

How about Dec 17?...BEFORE THE SHOEBOMBER.

[spycatcher]

Flight 587 Witnesses Charge Cover-Up

[RaceBannon]

Well, I didnt think it was a sneaker bomb, I was confident that the tail did not fall off due to normal stress, there had to be an outside force that caused a sideways motion to make that much stress to snap the composite material!! (I used to break helicopters for a living, I layed up, formed, and used composite graphite and glass for years in aerospace)